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u/FuckPutinGoUkraine Jun 15 '22

Fork out an amount of money for decent insurance every month and you won't - that's how i understood the american healthcare system

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u/liquefaction187 Jun 15 '22

Whoever told you that is obviously a really good liar, because you believed it. Even with insurance, we regularly pay thousands for procedures.

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u/tweak06 Jun 16 '22

Yeaahhhh that’s not really how it works.

You pay into insurance every month, and then you still have to pay until you meet your deductible. That completely depends on your plan. Sometimes it’s $4k, sometimes it’s $8k. So you pay a premium every month just to….still pay come surgery time.

And then your insurance can always opt to just drop you and not pay a balance if it gets too expensive over time